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5 months since Amit Shah’s ‘Made in India’ push, CAPF canteens yet to go full swadeshi 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah had announced that CAPF canteens will only sell swadeshi goods amid a push by Modi government to make India self-reliant.

Punjab assembly passes bills negating Centre’s farm laws, now awaits President’s assent

The Punjab farm bills look to negate the Centre's laws and ensure minimum support price (MSP) for farmers. They also give powers to the state to impose stock limits.

Tripura journalists want CM Biplab Deb to say sorry for ‘threat’, protest on for 2 weeks now

CM Biplab Kumar Deb, who also holds health portfolio, said last month he shall not ‘forgive’ a section of the ‘overexcited media for misleading the people of Tripura'.

Punjab MLA Khaira questions clean chit to minister in scholarship ‘scam’, seeks judicial probe

Citing details from ThePrint article analysing two reports related to the Dalit scholarship 'scam', Sukhpal Singh Khaira said probe should be conducted by a sitting HC judge.

Govt amends Panchayat law to set up District Development Councils in J&K, elections soon

Officials said the Central government's move to establish these councils is aimed at enhancing grassroots-level democracy across J&K.

Highways ministry ‘flouting’ SC order in Char Dham project, top court takes suo moto cognisance

SC took cognisance of a letter by chairman of a court-appointed panel, who alleged the ministry was adhering to an old circular & making 10-metre wide roads on Char Dham route.

Govt to soon take decision on revising minimum age of marriage for girls, says PM Modi

The PM said the girls' gross enrolment ratio in education has turned higher than that of boys for the first time in India because of efforts taken by govt in the last 6 years.

’20 deaths’, city submerged — poor planning blamed for Hyderabad rain havoc

Hyderabad is estimated to have received around 200 mm of rain on 13 October, which breaks the city’s 100-year record for a 24-hour spell in October.

Work begins on Srinagar-Leh Zojila tunnel 15 years after project was first conceived

Highways minister Nitin Gadkari initiated virtual ‘ceremonial blast’ of the tunnel Thursday. Once complete, it will provide year-round connectivity between Srinagar and Leh.

Delhi govt bans electricity generators to curb air pollution, exempts essential services

The essential services include health care facilities, elevators, railway, metro, airports & interstate bus terminals and the data centre run by the National Informatics Centre.

On Camera

No more lip service on UNSC reforms—it’s time to form an implementation roadmap

Most of the UNSC’s failures stem from the use of veto power by the P5. In a world that champions democracy, the UNSC is inherently the most undemocratic entity possible.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?